I love the idea of dolmadakes – I love them too! After recently making a few recipes with stuffed dates – one stuffed with an olive and the other stuffed with chorizo, I thought maybe this might appeal too? Also a matter of balancing tastes that the children like, but the texture and sweetness of dates.

On another note, one of my friends makes adorable and pretty ‘bento boxes’ for her girls to bring to school, and there are absolutely adorable Japanese lunch boxes and utensils and tools that make the bagged lunches of my youth look so very bland!

Great idea! Our younger daughter loves olives (and olive dip, even olive bread!). I find if I put a few olives in her veggie container she is more likely to eat everything. She’s so happy about finding something she really likes in her lunch! Funny how kids surprise us with their ‘adult’ tastes sometimes.

We have two school aged kids – there is no cafeteria in the school and the daily prep of lunches for school is hard… We had a surprise discovery that the kids liked dolmadakes – stuffed grape leaves – and that become one of the regular staples in their school diet, as they are easy to pack. They liked making their own stuffing and the fact that they could do different sizes and add in personalised items!